Yttrium Y 90 glass microspheres

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017632",
  "term": "Yttrium Y 90 glass microspheres",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An injectable formulation of yttrium Y 90 consisting of glass microspheres containing the radioisotope yttrium Y 90. When injected into the tumor vascular bed, yttrium Y 90 glass microspheres occlude tumor blood vessels and deliver a cytotoxic dose of beta radiation to the tumor site, thereby reducing the tumor burden.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/yttrium-y-90-glass-microspheres/"
}